B.S. Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Biochemical Engineering M.S. Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Fermentation Engineering Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Biochemical Engineering Postdoctoral Training: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

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